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Thursday 27 December 2007

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs. It covers the stories each morning that the other current affairs teams follow for the rest of the day. Below is the program summary with links to transcripts and audio (if available).

Britain in hot water over alleged Taliban meetings

The Afghan Government has ordered officials from the United Nations and the European Union to leave the country because of accusations that they had met Taliban insurgents. Now Britain may also find itself in direct conflict with the Afghan Government over allegations that some of its officials have held meetings with the Taliban.

Moti attempts to fight deportation

The sacked Solomon Islands Attorney General, Julian Moti, is fighting his government's attempts to deport him to Australia to face child sex charges. Mr Moti was expected to arrive in Brisbane this afternoon but he has reportedly lodged an order for a stay of proceedings with the Solomons Court of Appeal which won't meet for another two months.

At least 65 dead in Java landslides

On the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, which killed more than 200,000 Indonesians, at least 65 people in central Java have been killed by landslides. The deadly landslips have buried whole villages and were triggered by heavy rains.

Plane to assess Kangaroo Island fires

Bushfires on Kangaroo Island have now burnt nearly 20 per cent of the island's renowned bushland and devastated tourism and farming industries. Today a Country Fire Service plane will fly over the areas that are still smouldering to assess the likelihood of spot fires breaking out again.

Health warning for Kokoda trekkers

Cricket behaviour crackdown at Boxing Day Test

Over 100 patrons were kicked out of the MCG for poor behaviour on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against India. Victoria Police say that's not too bad and while the Mexican wave is still proving to be a problem there were no signs of racist taunts from the crowd.

Australian retailers call for prudent spending

US economy causes drop in shopping

Analysts in the US are forecasting the slowest Christmas shopping season in five years, fuelling concerns of a significant economic slowdown. And as if to discourage people even further, a new survey shows that US home prices have suffered their biggest monthly drop in almost 20 years.